Press Releases
about LGBTQ Rights
Nov 18, 2019
ACLU-MI Applauds Michigan Secretary of State for Creating a Transgender-Inclusive Driver’s License Policy
DETROIT – Today the Michigan Secretary of State announced it is streamlining the process for a person to change their sex designation on their state driver’s license or identif...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Nov 01, 2019
ACLU Comment on Trump Administration Proposal that Will Allow Discrimination in Federally-Funded Programs
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration proposed a rule today that would allow agencies receiving billions of taxpayer dollars in funding from the United States Department of Healt...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Sep 27, 2019
Taxpayer-Funded Child Welfare Agencies Allowed to Discriminate Against Same-Sex Couples
DETROIT – As a result of a federal court order issued today, St. Vincent Catholic Charities, a state-contracted and taxpayer-funded child welfare agency, will be allowed to refus...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Sep 25, 2019
ACLU Settles Case: Colorado Company Can No Longer Discriminate Against Transgender Individuals
DENVER – The American Civil Liberties Union and the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado announced a settlement this morning on behalf of Dashir Moore, a transgender man wh...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Sep 20, 2019
ACLU Backs Oregon Court for Protecting Lesbian Couple who were Refused Wedding Cake
PORTLAND, Ore.—The ACLU of Oregon today filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Oregon Court of Appeals in Klein v. Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI). The United St...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Aug 23, 2019
Federal Court Affirms Award of Attorney’s Fees to Couples Refused Marriage Licenses by Kim Davis
CINCINNATI — A federal appeals court today upheld a lower court ruling awarding $224,000 in attorney’s fees and costs in the case of couples who were refused marriage licenses ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Miller v. Davis
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KansasMar 2026
LGBTQ Rights
Doe V. State Of Kansas. Explore Case.Doe v. State of Kansas
Two transgender residents of Kansas filed a lawsuit in state court challenging SB 244, a state law enacted in 2026 that immediately invalidated the driver’s licenses of transgender people across the state and which authorizes anyone to sue anybody they suspect of being transgender for using the “wrong” restroom in government buildings. -
News & CommentaryMar 2026
LGBTQ Rights
Bans Against Trans Athletes Will Not “save Women’s Sports”. Explore News & Commentary.Bans Against Trans Athletes Will Not “Save Women’s Sports”
Rather than advance equality and inclusion in athletics for all women and girls, politicians attack transgender athletes, and undercut what women are capable of achieving. -
News & CommentaryFeb 2026
LGBTQ Rights
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How Your Elected Officials Are Voting On Key Legislation. Explore News & Commentary.How Your Elected Officials Are Voting on Key Legislation
The ACLU’s new Congressional Scorecard tracks how federal elected officials are voting on key legislation affecting core civil rights and constitutional freedoms. -
KansasFeb 2026
LGBTQ Rights
Loe V. Kansas. Explore Case.Loe v. Kansas
In May 2025, two transgender adolescents and their parents filed a challenge in Kansas state court against SB 63, a state law prohibiting access to gender-affirming medical treatments for transgender people under 18. Access to gender-affirming medical care, such as hormone therapies and pubertal suppressants, for transgender adolescents is supported by the American Medical Association, the American Psychological Association, and the American Academy of Pediatrics.